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Aurinkoa

Aurinkoa is the partitive singular form of the Finnish noun aurinko, which means "the Sun." In Finnish grammar, the partitive case is used for incomplete or non-total quantities, after negation, or when the Sun is the object of a verb. Therefore, aurinkoa commonly appears in sentences where the Sun is the object or is described in an indefinite sense, for example in descriptions of sunlight or when speaking about looking at or perceiving the Sun. The nominative singular is aurinko, and the genitive is auringon; the partitive singular is aurinkoa. Finns frequently use aurinkoa in everyday speech and in weather-related phrases, as well as in literary or poetic contexts to convey light, warmth, or exposure.

Aurinkoa is primarily a grammatical form rather than a separate lexical entry with a distinct meaning. Its

See also: aurinko; Finnish grammar; Partitive case.

usage
illustrates
the
Finnish
system
of
cases
and
object
marking,
especially
the
role
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the
partitive
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expressing
non-total
phenomena
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ongoing
states.